YUA Studio Converts Old Metal Workshop Into Boutique Residential Development.Three new residential units fit snugly into a former industrial podium supporting a multi-level residence. Formerly a metal workshop, YUA Studio tactfully create three apartments in calming pastel and white colour combinations. Using...
Clarion Apartments in Alexandria by SJB.Clarion by Sydney Architecture firm SJB is something of an anomaly. Consisting of 18 three-bedroom apartments spread over two buildings in Alexandria, the project is part of a broader urban strategy that seeks to serve the community....
Suspended Space: Pelusi Residence in Saõ Paulo by Carolina Maluhy.Offering views of both the urban skyline and tropical vegetation, this Sao Paulo penthouse has almost no division between the different spaces, all of them connected through one flooring material — travertine marble — to achieve visual...
Nothing Superfluous: Sky Yard Hotel by Domain Architects.Located in a small rural town in China, Sky Yards Hotel is free of superfluous visual elements. Championing simplicity and emphasising a personal user experience, Domain Architects explore a new hotel design typology where all elements are...
Dawesville House in WA by Tim Wright Architect.The entrance and the stair of Tim Wright Architects’ Dawesville House visually affix the two storeys together. Monolithic, like its exterior volume, the stair draws visitors upward, contrasting with the thin balustrade, plants and earthy...
Baja Club Hotel in La Paz, Mexico by Max von Werz Architects & Jaune Interiors.Putting the chic back into colonial, this 32-room hotel, designed by Mexico City-based Max von Werz Architects and Paris-based Jaune Interiors, adds a contemporary expression to a classic Mexican Hacienda resulting in a dose of bohemian...
Bushland Beauty: Castlecrag House by Polly Harbison Design.Castlecrag House by Polly Harbison Design stands as a regal answer to contemporary bush living, delivering a series of special moments with well-thought-out design. The studio has reconfigured the disjointed and chaotic layout of the...
From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
House in Avandaro, Mexico by Taller Hector Barroso.Taller Hector Barroso’s Mexican weekend family retreat uses mud, wood, and vernacular building processes to seamlessly merge the home with the surrounding forest environment. Spaces are shaped from solid materials; however, the interiors...
